Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 10 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Saudi Arabia stood at 10 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Saudi Arabia peaked at 80.5 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10 days, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80.5 days | — |
| 2004 | 80.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.5 days | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 48.5 days | -34.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5 days | -45.4% |
| 2008 | 26.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5 days | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 24 days | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 24 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5 days | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 18.5 days | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 17 days | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 days | -41.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 10 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 10 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -45.4% | 48.5 days | 26.5 days |
| 2019 | -41.2% | 17 days | 10 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.79 days | 26.5 days | 80.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.95 days | 10 days | 26.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
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- 110 Niger 10 days compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
- 110 Switzerland 10 days compare
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More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Saudi Arabia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Saudi Arabia was 10 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 days in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.